Oak Woods Cemetery

North of Oak Woods Cemetery is Jackson Park, site of the 1893
World's Columbian Exposition. The "White City" is gone now, destroyed
by fire shortly after the end of the Fair. There are only two
remnants: at the north end of the park, the Museum of Science and
Industry, and, at the south end, the Statue of the Republic.

The Statue of the Republic was created by sculptor Daniel
Chester French, a sixty-five foot figure atop a forty-foot base.
This plaster statue was covered with gold leaf, and portrayed
a woman holding a globe, an eagle, and a lance. It symbolized
the Republic of the United States and the republican form of
government.

This replica of the original now stands on the former site
of the Administration Building, facing east toward its former
position near the east end of the Court of Honor. The
Court of Honor itself is no more.